20-goal scorers aren't always easy to come by, and the Anaheim Ducks may be letting one go for nothing.
Brandon Pirri was among five restricted free agents who did not receive qualifying offers from the Ducks on Monday. The 25-year-old recorded five points in nine games after being acquired for a sixth-round pick from the Florida Panthers in February.
The young forward had 22 goals and just two assists during the 2014-15 season with Florida, and followed that up with a 14-goal, 15-assist campaign between the Panthers and Ducks this season.
Pirri's qualifying offer would have cost the Ducks $975,000.
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The Boston Bruins have chose not to issue qualifying offers to forwards Brett Connolly, Landon Ferraro, and Ben Sexton on Monday, making all three players unrestricted free agents on July 1, the team announced.
General manager Don Sweeney says the team has not ruled out signing any of the three forwards, according to Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe.
Connolly leaves after recording 25 points in 71 games in his only full season with the Bruins. He was acquired in a 2015 trade-deadline deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a pair of second-round draft picks. He made $1.025 million last season.
Meanwhile, Ferraro was claimed on waivers in November, and suited up in 55 games for the Bruins, recording 10 points. His salary last year was just $600,000.
Sexton, 25, has never played an NHL game. He has 19 career points in 73 career AHL games over the past three seasons.
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After acquiring him in a mid-season trade, the Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Emerson Etem to a one-year, one-way contract, general manager Jim Benning announced Monday.
The deal is worth $775,000.
"Emerson is a hardworking 24-year-old who supports our plan to build a young, fast, high-character team," said Benning. "His speed will help us compete next year and he is a good role model for our first and second year players because of the work ethic and professionalism he brings every single day."
Etem finished last season with 15 points in 58 games split between the Canucks and the New York Rangers, with the majority of his production coming in Vancouver.
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